To fetch a web page for you, your web browser must "talk" to a web server somewhere else. HTTP is the network protocol of the Web that your browser uses to communicate with the server. HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol . HTTP provides the capability not only for your web browser to request pages and files from the web server, but also HTTP provides the ability for your browser to send information back to the server. The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application-level protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems. It is a generic, stateless, protocol.
Your browser is an HTTP client because it sends requests to an HTTP server (Web server), which then sends responses back to the client.
HTTP is used to transmit files and other data. Other data may include image files, query results, or anything else. These are collectively called as resources.A resource is some chunk of information that can be identified by a URL.
NOTE:The standard (and default) port for HTTP servers to listen on is 80, though they can use any port.
Your browser is an HTTP client because it sends requests to an HTTP server (Web server), which then sends responses back to the client.
HTTP is used to transmit files and other data. Other data may include image files, query results, or anything else. These are collectively called as resources.A resource is some chunk of information that can be identified by a URL.
NOTE:The standard (and default) port for HTTP servers to listen on is 80, though they can use any port.